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Kutná Hora
January 2008
Kostnice Ossuary (The Bone Church) in Kutná
Hora is a bizarre place decorated entirely with
human bones arranged into pyramids by a half-
blind monk in 1511. The church is said to contain
the remains of over 40,000 plague victims.
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Costa Rica
February 2008
This was one of the best trips I have ever taken.
We drove the hell out of this country! From the
east coast to the west coast, and everywhere in
between. Costa Rica is such spectacular and
beautiful place. I would love to move here one
day... if I could just get over my fear of spiders.
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Cirkus Alex
Spring/Summer 2008
Not everyone can say their boyfriend ran off and
joined a traveling gypsy circus, but I can! Alois
joined the circus as a repair man, but quickly
became both performer and Lion Keeper. How
crazy is that?! I spent all of my days off joining him
at various stops throughout Slovakia. It's an
experience I will never forget for the rest of my life!!!
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Bratislava, Slovakia
April 2008
The conditions in the circus caravan were less
than ideal for personal hygiene, let alone
romantic evenings. I rented an apartment in
Bratislava so we could have hot showers, home
cooked meals, and sheets that didn't smell like
lions and elephants!
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Whidbey Island
May 2008
I spent a fantastic week with my folks at their
house on Whidbey Island. I just don't get to see
enough of these two.
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540 Club Prom
June 2008
I've hardly been in San Francisco at all this year,
but I did make it home in time for the annual 540
Club Prom. This year's theme was 'Enchantment
Under the Sea'.
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Frankfurt, Germany
June 2008
Frankfurt has become my unoffical home base in
Europe. I stay here whenever I am too tired to fly
back to California in between work trips and my
visits with Luis. It might be time to get another
apartment in Europe.
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Vienna, Austria
July 2008
I had a couple of days to kill while waiting for Luis
and the circus to get to their next stop, so I
decided to spend them in Vienna. I had never
been here before, so I spent my time playing
tourist and taking in all the sites. Beautiful city.
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Trencin, Slovakia
July 2008
I arrived in Trencin about an hour before the circus
came to town. It was very interesting watching
them set the whole thing up from start to finish.
On my last day in town, Luis proposed to me
underneath the Castle here. It was the happiest
day of my life...
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Praha, Czech Republic
Summer/ Fall 2008
Luis and I packed up and moved to Prague for the
second time in two years. We got a cute little
apartment in the city center next to Namesti Miru. I
absolutely adore it! I love this city. I love this man.
What more could I possibly ask for?
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Ramadan in Bahrain
September 2008
I spent most of my week in Bahrain waiting for the
sun to go down. I have no problem fasting during
Ramadan, but I do find it quite difficult to go an
entire day without smoking. The evenings here
were awesome with all of the holiday celebrations.
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Thailand
September 2008
Another very brief trip to Thailand. There was just
enough time to hang out by the pool, get a
massage, do a little sightseeing, and have a
delicious dinner. Not too shabby.
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Acadia National Park
October 2008
This was a beautiful fall day in Maine where the
leaves were still changing color. We spent the day
roaming around Acadia National Park, then had a
nice lobster dinner in Bar Harbor.
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Garden Of the Gods
October 2008
The summit of Pike's Peak was closed due to
weather, so we drove to Garden of the Gods
instead. Spectacular. Afterwards we went to the
Anasazi Cliff Dwellings and Manitou Springs.
Trying to find all of the springs in Manitou was like
a little scavenger hunt.
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Cruising the streets of Kuwait and checking out
the wares at the various souks. I took my annual
picture with the crusty old date merchant. For the
first time since I've been coming here, I think he
actually smiled.
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Missing...
October 23, 2008
I don't think I will ever quite get over the shock and
agony of having the love of my life simply
disappear without a trace. The day I realized that
Alois wasn't coming home was the absolute
worst day of my life.
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Goodbye Praha...
November 2008
After much agonizing, I decided that I can no
longer stay in the apartment I shared with Luis.
So, goodbye for now beautiful Prague. I promise
that I will be back one day.
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Hello San Francisco...
November 2008
When I finally returned to San Francisco, my
mother and sister were both waiting for me at the
airport. I am so grateful to have such supportive
family and friends. They remind me just how lucky
I am after all.
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SantArchy
December 2008
This wacky San Francisco event happened to fall
on my birthday this year. Alison and I put on our
best homemade Santa Claus outfits and joined
the other 3,000 Santas for a day of merriment and
mischief making...
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Happy Holidays
December 2008
I would have to say that this year was 80%
awesome and 20% shit. Not bad, when you think
about it. The worst of it is here at the end, but not
even missing fiancés, health problems or
financial ruin can keep this girl down for long. I
am optimistic about 2009. Bring it on.
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